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  • David Phillips
    Editor and Chief
    David Phillips is a long-time contributor to print and electronic publications in the U.S. and abroad, including Racer, Autosport, AutoWeek, Motor Sport and SPEEDtv.com, oversees the daily updating of news stories and assigns, edits and contributes feature material for inRacingNews.com.
  • Chris Hall
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Chris Hall has been writing since the nineties and moved into motorsports reporting in 2005, covering series such as ALMS, British GT, FIA GT, Le Mans and 2CV racing for Full Throttle magazine, Motorsport.com, The-Paddock.net, GTGateway.com, L' Endurance and, of course, inRacingNews. During 2008 and 2009, he worked with the RSS Performance Porsche Carrera Cup Team (and former British GT(C) champions) as a data engineer for a variety of drivers and models of 997s.
  • Jameson Spies
    Contributing Writer
    19 years old, Jameson Spies lives in Quartz Hill, California. He grew-up surrounded by racing. His mother raced late models throughout Southern California while his father built and setup the car. Not surprisingly, Jameson began racing go-karts at the age of 13, and is now racing Spec Trucks at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. He has a passion about all forms of racing and hopes to make a career out of it.
  • Jason Lofing
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Jason is 21 years old and was born and raised in Elk Grove. California. A big time NASCAR fan, he hasn’t missed a race on Sunday in years. Lofing is also a huge San Fransisco Giants fan and tries to take in at least a couple games a year. Other than sim racing, his biggest (and far more expensive!) hobby is photography. Although he is rather new to sim racing, Lofing has already accomplished some pretty impressive results, qualifying for the 2011 iRacing Oval Pro Series in Season 1, 2011, winning the inaugural Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge and finishing runner-up in the second one.
  • David Ifeguni
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1988 and moved to Midland, Michigan when I was two years old. I stayed there until third grade when I moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan and now I currently live in Naperville, IL where I'm attending Metea Valley High School as a 9th grader. In the past, I have participated in soccer and this year I plan on joining swimming or water polo. My family includes my 15 year old sister, a 7 year old sister and my mom and dad. I have been writing since 6th grade and have participated in many writing contests in my school and have received several awards for writing.
    My fascination for motorsports began when I was nine. The first NASCAR race I watched on TV was the 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, won by Kasey Kahne. My favorite NASCAR drivers are Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jimmie Johnson. I have watched all the races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series since 2010. I currently have three wins on iRacing, two of them in the Nationwide car at Daytona and one in the Street stocks at Charlotte. My favorite car and type of track on iRacing is the Nationwide Series (B Class) car and superspeedways.
  • Katier Scott
    Contributing Writer
    I am a veteran sim racer who first started racing way back in 1993 on the SPRTSIMS section of Compuserve with a league who can trace themselves all the way to the present. Within that league I act as Chief Steward and try to bring the unique viewpoint that this experience gives me into my articles.
    I have a BA (Hons) in Journalism and Editorial design and have been writing for seven years and currently cover the Lotus 79 CTC and Radical series alongside my freelance work. Living in the UK, as well as motorsports I love Photography, Arts and Crafts and reading.
  • Dylan Sharman
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Adelaide and we moved-out for Angle Vale for a few years until I was about 7 years old, when we moved to the Barossa Valley where I live now. I'm 19 years old and currently traveling back and forth weekly as I'm studying for a Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology.

    I've always had a love for racing as my close family did some racing and we were always out at the local dirt track. I joined iRacing back in 2010 and slowly but surely got the hang of it as this is my first experience with sim racing and am loving it each time I race. I've won two SK Modified titles (almost had three in a row but finished P2 in 2011 S4), an inRacingNews Challenge championship (2012 S1 Mazda) and was also an AustralAsian Intel GT Series Finalist.
  • Nathan Aljoe
    Contributing Writer
    Nathan's passion for motorsport first began in the late 1980s, captivated by the season in which Aryton Senna won his first F1 title with McLaren. Over the years his interest widened to include the British Touring Car Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and various other forms of motorsport. Nathan began sim-racing in the mid 1990s using games developed by Papyrus. He later moved onto SimBim simulations such as GTR, GTR2 and GTR Evolution and has most recently joined the iRacing community.

    When he's not working or sim racing, Nathan enjoys spending time and relaxing with his family. Other hobbies include going to festivals, tinkering with his car and doing up his house.
  • Austin Hartenfels
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, I have always had a serious passion for cars and motorsports. Hoping one day to become an automotive journalist for a magazine, I constantly crave the exciting competition that comes along with racing and sim-racing. Having participated in a mere test session in a Legends car at Old Dominion Speedway, I have not been able to get into any real-life competition . . . yet.

    As a sim racer, my interests date back to "GTR Evolution." My goal is to have fun and win some races. I made it to Oval Pro in 2010, but did not become very successful. I enjoy any mixed road racing competition and love racing the Silverados around almost any track.
  • Jordan Hightower
    Contributing Writer
    Jordan began sim-racing in 2005 with the NASCAR Racing 2003 Season sim and then joined the iRacing community in June of 2008. He hails from Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is currently enrolled at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, after which he plans to attend the University of Arkansas to earn his MBA. Although he enjoys watching and playing basketball, most of Jordan's focus is on motorsports, particularly NASCAR: "Anything that burns gas and goes fast, I like."
  • Scott Kelly
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, Scott Kelly has had a love for motorsports ever since his father did the right thing by introducing auto racing into his life. No longer able to quench his need for speed by spectating NASCAR races on TV and watching dirt track stars slide around local tracks, Kelly eventually picked-up sim racing in his teens, wheeling cars found in Ratbag Games' "Dirt Track Racing" and "World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars" while also becoming introduced into multiple Papyrus sim-racing series. Joining the iRacing ranks in late 2011, Kelly set his sights on the short track racing he was familiar with, focusing on the sprint car, while also driving the Legends and street stock in multiple iRacing.com leagues.

    Kelly brings not just his enthusiasm for racing to the highest-rated motorsports simulation, but also his B.A. degree in English; he covers the action seen in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, while also placing the spotlight on various leagues within the service. Enjoying his start to a career in motorsports journalism, Kelly also doesn't mind visiting victory lane from time-to-time.
  • Kenneth O'Keefe
    Contributing Writer
    Kenneth was born in Smithville, Ontario on December 23, 1994. A major racing fan, he enjoys competitive kart racing in the Rotax Max category at Mosport International Karting. Kenneth also tunes into Formula One and NASCAR races on those Sundays when he is not at the kart track.

    O'Keefe has been sim-racing since 2005, starting on the Live For Speed simulator. After moving to iRacing in 2008, he was able to qualify for the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series (NiPS) in both 2011 and 2012. He will continue to compete and write about the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series throughout the coming year before taking another run at the NiPS in late 2013.
  • Chris Owens
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Florence, South Carolina in 1989 and have lived here my entire life. I've been around racing since I was a young kid watching with my dad on Sundays. In 2009 and found my local track, Florence Motor Speedway and started working for them as a PR guy the same year. At the end of that season, I started writing for RACE22.com, a Late Model Stock Car news site. In 2010, I picked up my first DSLR camera and started shooting races. To this day, I've experienced some of the best races from behind the camera.

    I've been with the iRacing service since its public beta in 2008, back when the top oval car was the Late Model. I've been in over 500 races on the service with 70+ wins on both oval and road. My favorite car on the service is the Chevrolet Silverado. Darlington Raceway and Concord Speedway are my favorite tracks simply because everybody hates them.
  • George Wood
    Contributing Writer
    After beginning his racing career with go-karts at age seven, George then turned wrenches on street stocks until he could finally turn the wheel. Following the successes of his friends and family, George has since retired from real-world racing, where he is now a science and mathematics faculty member for several local community colleges. When George isn't grading laboratory reports or iRacing, he is performing at bluegrass festivals in the Northeast, making fishing lures, playing golf, and rooting for his beloved Baltimore Orioles.

Block eyes European Rallycross

May 22nd, 2013

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Block eyes European Rallycross

Ken Block is keen to race in the European Rallycross Championship in the future, but has admitted he does not have time to fit it into his busy schedule this year.

Aston plans factory entry for Spa 24

May 13th, 2013

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Aston plans factory entry for Spa 24

Aston Martin Racing is planning to field a factory entry in the Spa 24 Hours in July. AMR is finalising a deal to join forces with the Belgian GPR Racing squad to mount an attack on the blue-riband round of the Blancpain Endurance Series on July 27/28 with a solo Vantage V12 GT3

Lotus: sorting mediums key to title bid

April 23rd, 2013

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Lotus: sorting mediums key to title bid

Lotus believes that unlocking a better understanding of Pirelli’s medium compound tyre is key to helping Kimi Raikkonen deliver the grid positions he needs to win more races and maintain his title shot.

Valente to return to WTCC in Hungary

April 23rd, 2013

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Valente to return to WTCC in Hungary

Hugo Valente’s World Touring Car Championship programme in a second Campos SEAT Leon will begin in rounds seven and eight at the Hungaroring on May 4-5. The 20-year-old Frenchman raced for the team in last year’s Shanghai WTCC rounds, taking 16th and 18th place finishes. The same year he also finished runner-up in the French SEAT Leon Supercopa

McLaren keen Perez keeps fighting spirit

April 21st, 2013

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McLaren keen Perez keeps fighting spirit

McLaren will ask Sergio Perez to slightly calm his style after his clashes with team-mate Jenson Button in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but not at the expense of the Mexican’s “spark”.

ERC chief expects 2014 breakthrough

April 10th, 2013

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ERC chief expects 2014 breakthrough

The fruits of the European Rally Championship’s revamp will really be seen in 2014, says organiser Francois Ribeiro, who predicts that next year will be the greatest in the series’ 60-year history. Ribeiro believes the onset of R5 category cars allied to the already strong base of Super 2000 and Regional Rally Car machinery will transform the ERC into a hotbed of competition

Vettel apologises to Red Bull staff

March 28th, 2013

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Vettel apologises to Red Bull staff

Sebastian Vettel has apologised in person to Red Bull staff for ignoring team orders at the Malaysian Grand Prix. The German visited the outfit’s Milton Keynes factory earlier this week for preparation work for the next race in China, but also used the opportunity to try and draw a line under the events in Sepang. Team principal Christian Horner has revealed Vettel said sorry to team personnel for what happened, and vowed that he would never repeat such actions again.

Kubica announces ERC schedule

March 14th, 2013

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Kubica announces ERC schedule

Robert Kubica will contest four rounds of the European Rally Championship in 2013 including his home event, Rally Poland. Kubica announced his programme at a press conference in Warsaw on Thursday afternoon, when his partnership with oil company and principal sponsor Lotos was also confirmed. The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner, who is embarking on a switch to rallying after serious injury halted his Formula 1 career, will drive a Citroen DS3 Regional Rally Car (RRC) alongside co-driver and fellow Pole Maciek Baran

IndyCar racers back standing starts

March 12th, 2013

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IndyCar racers back standing starts

IndyCar drivers have welcomed the introduction of standing starts to some races this year, even if they admit that adapting to them is going to be a challenge. The series will use standing starts for the first time in the opening races at the double-header events in Detroit, Toronto and Houston, with the traditional rolling starts being retained for other events. Panther Racing’s JR Hildebrand said that it will mean another element of the racing is directly down to the drivers.

Ecclestone wants long Melbourne deal

February 26th, 2013

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Ecclestone wants long Melbourne deal

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone insists he is willing to extend Melbourne’s grand prix contract for the long term. Melbourne’s future as a grand prix venue has come under increasing doubt, with Ecclestone hinting at the start of the 2012 season that the race could be dropped and that F1 could walk away from Australia when the current contract expires in 2015

Double R confirms Euro F3 switch

February 22nd, 2013

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Double R confirms Euro F3 switch

Double R Racing has confirmed its Formula 3 European Championship entry in the wake of British F3′s truncation to just four events. Anthony Hieatt’s team had signed Antonio Giovinazzi and Sean Gelael for the British series before Christmas. AUTOSPORT revealed in January that a move to the European championship was highly likely, thanks to the recent decision to reduce British F3 to a mini-series.

McLaren to open busy F1 launch period

January 30th, 2013

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McLaren to open busy F1 launch period

McLaren will become the second Formula 1 team to reveal its 2013 car when the MP4-28 is launched tomorrow. After Lotus’s unveiling on Monday , McLaren kicks off a rapid-fire sequence of launches, with Ferrari and Force India holding their events on Friday, Sauber on Saturday, Red Bull on Sunday and Mercedes and Scuderia Toro Rosso on Monday

IndyCar adjusts race distances

January 21st, 2013

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IndyCar adjusts race distances

IndyCar has adjusted the race distances for four of its 2013 events to try and ensure flat-out racing rather than fuel-economy runs. The St Petersburg, Milwaukee and Mid-Ohio rounds will be increased by 10, 25 and five laps respectively

Kopecky wants increased programme

January 7th, 2013

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Kopecky wants increased programme

Jan Kopecky wants Skoda to increase his European Rally Championship programme after triumphing on the season-opening Janner Rally last weekend. Kopecky recovered from a left-front puncture on the second day in Austria to beat Bryan Bouffier to victory by 0.5 seconds, coming from over 10s back on the final stage to win. Currently Skoda has only entered him for one more ERC event – the Czech Republic’s Zlin Rally in August – but will announce the remainder of his 2013 programme soon

Novikov and Neuville join M-Sport

December 15th, 2012

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Novikov and Neuville join M-Sport

Evgeny Novikov and Thierry Neuville will contest all 13 rounds of next year’s World Rally Championship with M-Sport. Novikov, 22, and Neuville, 24, join Mads Ostberg and Nasser Al-Attiyah at the team

WRC promoter urged to raise game

November 8th, 2012

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WRC promoter urged to raise game

Rally Mexico director Patrick Suberville has admitted the World Rally Championship has to go backwards before it can go forwards under the new promoter. Suberville said the series needs to return to the standards and levels of publicity achieved under former promoter North One Sports in 2010 to use as a base for the future development of the championship. Red Bull Media House and Sportsman Media representatives met with the event organisers in Paris last week and while Suberville was impressed with the firm’s plans, he added there was plenty of work to do.

Lotus unconcerned by Grosjean crashes

November 6th, 2012

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Lotus unconcerned by Grosjean crashes

Lotus boss Eric Boullier says he has no concerns about Romain Grosjean’s latest crashes in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

McLaren pledges to tackle unreliability

October 27th, 2012

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McLaren pledges to tackle unreliability

McLaren is not shying away from its need to conquer the reliability issues that derailed its world championship bid, but insists there is no single explanation for its recent run of trouble. With Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button having suffered reliability issues at the last four events, McLaren is left with only a slim chance of now beating favourite Red Bull to the crown.

ELMS to link up with Renault package

October 20th, 2012

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ELMS to link up with Renault package

The European Le Mans Series will feature on the World Series by Renault bill three times next season as part of an agreement between the organisers. Both championships unveiled their calendars on Saturday evening, with the ELMS releasing a five-round calendar for its first season under the control of Le Mans organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest